Longer Odds

Notes

This is a fairly simple variation on the dance Long Odds which aims to get more of the people moving more
of the time. This page also provides the opportunity to showcase two performances of the jaunty tune "Long Odds".

Formation

Duple minor with 2nd couples improper.

Music

Long Odds (4+9x32 bars)
at 124bpm,
Pat Woods & Michael Bell&nbsp (file size 3.4 MB)
This is from the same 78rpm record as the recording of Liberty used for the dance
Taking Liberties. This track for Long Odds has been
restored, but has not been extended; the original from a 12″ 78rpm
record has the dance repeated nine times! However, it has been slowed down from 133bpm to 124bpm, without changing
the pitch.

Long
Odds, Early One Morning (6x32 bars) at 120bpm,
Joan Winsor (file size 2.4 MB)
It is quite remarkable how good is the folk dance music produced by Joan Winsor playing solo on a piano.
Incidentally, I have access to three cassettes of Joan Winsor playing solo with a total of 84 tracks. The cassettes are
numbered 1, 2 and 4. Does anybody have cassette number 3? See Links & contacts page if
you can help.